Martin Vezina, Ali Meller, and Mark Cloutier celebrated May Day Thursday with wins in the Lasers, 505's and J-105's wrapping up their part of Bacardi Invitational Race week.

It was the week's best day on the Great Sound with brilliant sunshine and 10 shifty knots of breeze. It was the first trapeze day for the 505's and they liked it.

In other keelboat action Craig Davis won two more races in the IOD's and has a lock on all the prizes except the "B" series and he has three bullets in that. Etchells ace (and Star world champ) Peter Bromby had a 5 minute lead over the next Etchells in race 5 and that says it all. After a PMS in race 1 which led top an 8, he's been almost perfect.

The J-24 class is the only class up for grabs. Canadians Rudy Wolfs and Sean McDermott are at the top with 13 and 17 points. Bermudan Trevor Boyce who slipped to 3rd at 19 points but is still seriously in the hunt.

Vezina, a regular in the Bermuda Etchells fleet switched to Lasers and scored 1-1-1-4-1-5-4 and dropped the 5 for 13 points. Malcolm Smith, a top Sunfish sailor, came 2nd with 16.

After the drop in the 505 group Ali Meller had all bullets 1-1-1-1-6-1 for 5 points. Jahn Tihansky was second with 2-5-2-2-1-4 with 11 points. Each day in the 505's a different racer sailed to the finish after 2 laps in a 3-lap course. That's a drop for sure

J-105 Sailor Mark Cloutier has a fast boat. In Thursday's final race he was pinched out at the committee end started late and came charging back to take 2nd just behind rival Glenn Astwood. He sailed to victory for the week with 1-3-1-1-1-1-5-2 for 10 points. Astwood was 2nd with 3-1-2-4-5-2-1-1 and 14 points

Race 1 Wednesday was won by Constable, Kevin Farrar from Fishers Island came 2nd and Davis was third. This was the final race of the "A" series.

Racing continues in J-24, IOD and Etchells keelboat classes on today, with the other classes already wrapped up.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Veteran Polish match racer and America's Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race.